Mad about Mad Men

Can you imagine being an advertiser in the 60's? Living in New York, smoking cigarrettes and drinking whisky in your office? Well, in Mad Men, Don Draper and his coworkers do that everyday and also, make adversiting campains for Lucky Stryke, Maidenform, Kodak, and the best brands of that time.

Can this man be even more sexy?

Mad Men is an AMC TV serie created and produced by Matthew Weiner and starring by Jon Hamm (Don Draper), Vincent Kartheiser (Pete Campbell), John Slattery (Roger Sterling), Elizabeth Moss (Peggy Olson) and Christina Hendricks (Joan Holloway). It has won four Golden Globes and fifteen Emmys, includying the "Best Drama Serie" Award, one for each year on air. The name of the serie becomes from a word play between Madison Avenue (the place where the offices were) and Men.

I started watching Mad Men last year because a friend recommended it to me. At first, I wasn't really surprised, even I didn't understand the business and couldn't recognize wich character was wich. But at the end of the first chapter, it totally blew my mind, because something really unexpected happen. Since that day, I can't   lose the show, and I always suffer because I want to watch this serie all days of my life.

The full cast

I must admit that the first thing I love about Mad Men was the sentimental part, but now, I'm completely in love with the advertising and all the 60's stuff. The serie has a really good photo shoot and soundtrack, and sincerely, I have no relationship with that season or even the history of the United States, but  now I think it is totally awesome. Now, I have a certain idea of what really happened when John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe died, and how were the changes about the women status at society. I think you're going nuts when you watch this show. Trust me.

Livin' with a Balckberry

I've always been afraid of technology. In fact, I had my first cell phone with a camera in 2009. I think technology has advanced very quickly and sometimes I can't notice those changes.With my first cell phone, my luck wasn't good, because I dropped it into a toilet and never worked again.

After that dark episode in my life, I turned the page and I went with my dad to buy a new cell phone. I chose it just because I found it so cute, but I didn't realize that cell phone was an Android. I had to learn a lot about this new operative system and I fell in love with it. I had it since 2010 until a few months ago. 

Now, with the new numerical portability stuff, my family decided to change our telephone company from Entel to Claro. My parents have a small business and it was so convenient. The new plan came with three Blackberries, and my parents gave me one. At first, to use it was a very hard thing, and I'm still getting used to it.

Barack Obama and I have one of this

Blackberries are a kind of smartphones very useful for people who have to be connected to their offices every time. It has full internet connection and a QWERTY keyboard incorporated. You can check your e-mail and add contacts with their full information (like business, birthdays, fax, etc).The name "Blackberry" came from the prison slang. It was used for the iron ball tied to the prisoners's ankles and the Blackberry creator used the metaphor to design and intelligent device that humans couldn't be undone.

I think that's the true, becuase now I can't imagine life with the Blackberry off my pocket and without check the e-mails that random companies send me.

Illya Kuryaki in da house

I love music, I could be so annoying when i'm obsessed with a band or a kind of music. Now, I'm in love with the songs that I can dance in a party or even alone in home. Actually I can listen from classic rock to reggaeton and enjoy the songs in many different ways. I don't understand why people hate some styles, for me, all kinds of music are good in their own ways.
Anyway, in this moment, my favorite group is Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas. Most people know them for their hits “Coolo” and “Abarajame”, but the truth is that they are so much more that this two songs. In fact, they experience with rock, pop, hip-hop, funk and soul. They make a long travel through the music, just like the way I love: every sound is worth.
IKV is an argentinian band formed by Dante Spinetta (Luis Alberto Spinetta’s son) and Emmanuel Horvilleur. They started to do music in the 90’s, but they separated in 2001. They come back the last year and now they are making a new album and a South American tour.
I remember when I was a child and I watched their videos on tv. At first, I was scared for their visual proposal, and I didn’t understand what was the meaning of their music. But a few years ago, I started to look for new sounds and I found them. I discovered a whole new world of rhythms and lyrics. Some of their songs are pure poetry and others songs are for dancing all night long. They love the latin and oriental cultures, so do I. Their music and esthetic are so eclectic and colorful. I enjoy listening the music and watch them playing it.
I couldn’t say what is my favorite song of IKV, but if you ask, I may say “Húmeda”. The song is really sad and beautiful, I listen this every time I feel alone. With “Prométeme Paraíso” I feel like a princess waiting for true love in a big palace, and with “Another one bites the dust” I can’t stop dancing.
One of my best kept memories is the day when I saw them in Lollapalooza. At first I thought that I couldn’t make it, but then I got the ticket and I went with a friend to the show. I was really happy and honestly I hope that IKV keep surprising their fans like they surprised me at the show. I think their new album will be as good as their old discography, and I hope they’ll never dysolve again. For now, the funk is back!